Celebrate ELPC’s 30th Anniversary!
A look back at three decades of environmental impact. A look ahead at the Midwest's sustainable future.
2/1/23
Northwoods, WI
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ELPC’s legal and policy advocates have been working hard across the Midwest this season to advance environmental solutions and protect natural resources and public health.
6/1/23
Vehicles are a leading source of both climate pollution and dangerous air pollution that impacts communities across the Midwest Great Lakes states.
5/22/23
A House subcommittee has targeted climate programs for rural communities. Here’s why that matters.
5/22/23
Despite adding wind, Iowa’s MidAmerican Energy still clings to coal. Two recent ELPC wins could change that.
5/16/23
Watch our latest ELPC Thinks with Congressman Eric Sorensen
5/15/23
After a group of farmworkers were exposed to harmful pesticides, ELPC & partners filed suit & fought for stronger state standards.
5/8/23
Trucks and buses account for one-third of transportation climate pollution. The EPA risks further harming disadvantaged communities without strong limits on truck pollution.
5/3/23
From trains and lead pipes to energy efficiency and the Great Lakes, here are a few top environmental priorities for Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson.
4/21/23
The Great Lakes Authority offers tremendous opportunities to advance renewable energy and other sustainable economic development throughout the region.
4/18/23
On Wednesday, April 12, we had a robust ELPC Thinks conversation with Dan Egan on his new book “The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance.”
4/12/23
The Great Lakes are a global treasure, representing 20 percent of the world’s fresh surface water. ELPC’s work is literally at the shores of these waterways and has reinforced our mission over the past 30 years to take on – and win – more battles to protect the Great Lakes than we can begin to name here.
4/7/23
Rural America is in the midst of a crisis. Congress has the tools to fix it.
4/5/23
Settlement will include payment to low-income solar program, greater clarity in messaging.
3/31/23
See our Congressional testimony in support of full funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for FY2024 at $425 million as provided in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act
3/29/23
This Earth Day, ELPC is celebrating with bars, breweries, and restaurants across Chicagoland with #Pints4thePlanet, because good beer needs clean water.
3/24/23
Electric bicycles are booming across the Midwest, offering surprising potential for more sustainable transportation.
3/20/23
Southeast side community is already overburdened with pollution, where a lakefront park was promised decades ago
3/16/23
A look back on how ELPC has held the line on roadway expansion and shaped the conversation for better transportation.
3/13/23
Electric school buses reduce children's exposure to toxic pollutants today while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions that threaten their future.
3/10/23
An innovative approach in Xcel Energy’s rate case tackles persistent, structural injustices in the electricity system.
3/8/23
Facing the public transit crisis is essential to the future of our city.
3/6/23
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is a bipartisan success story. Here’s how it can be even better.
2/22/23